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Table 6 Parameters and indicators for CE in CI through other factors: socio-cultural, financial & environmental performance

From: Identification of parameters and indicators for implementing circularity in the construction industry

Parameters

Indicators

References

Socio-Cultural

• Skilled and Informed Workers and Sub-contractors

• Knowledgeable Designer (Architect & Engineers)

• Public awareness and Willingness to Change

• Educated Client & Willingness of the Client to spend more on circular buildings

• Integration of CE in university curriculum at all levels

• Designer’s understanding of social behavior of people

• Provision of CE training and knowledge exchange programs

• Sharing of resources

• Shift from short-term thinking to long-term thinking

• End User Perception

• Social Integration of new buildings

[5, 17, 18, 20, 21, 25, 30, 31, 41, 47, 50, 52, 61, 63, 78, 81, 82, 86,87,88]

Financial

• Presence of a Circular Business Model

• Life Cycle Costing

• Material Recuperation Cost

• Availability & Presence of Circular Value Chain

• Low-cost materials & technologies

• Deconstruction Labor Cost

• Cost-Effective Recycling Solution

[5, 6, 17, 19, 27, 38, 48, 66,67,68, 78, 79, 82]

Environmental Performance

• Life Cycle Assessment

• Material flow analysis

[27, 48, 49, 56, 59, 64, 89,90,91]